Georgia Republican Party (GAGOP) Chair Josh McKoon called on Tuesday for the Fulton County case against former President Donald Trump to be “halted” following the allegation that District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who filed racketeering charges against Trump and his co-defendants, is engaged in an inappropriate romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
McKoon (pictured above) said in a press release that he was “shocked” by the allegation that “Willis and Wade were allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship before and after” Willis contracted Wade to “prosecute Republicans, richly rewarding him with nearly a million dollars of Fulton County taxpayer money so far.”
The allegation against Wade and Willis was made public in a Monday legal filing by Michael Roman, whom Willis accused of impersonating a government official for his role as an alternative elector in 2020.
After she hired him, McKoon noted Wade allegedly “showered Fani Willis with gifts, including luxurious vacations, after he began to urge huge sums by persecuting Contingent Republican Electors.”
The GAGOP has funded the legal defense of State Senator Shawn Still (R-Johns Creek), former GAGOP Chairman David Shafer, and former Coffee County GOP Chair Cathy Latham since 2022, who all served as contingent, or alternative electors for the 2020 presidential campaign. In October 2023, the legal bills paid by GAGOP surpassed $1 million, and McKoon told The Georgia Star News that Willis sought to use the court cases to “destroy her political enemies.”
In his statement, McKoon said the “new revelations raise new and important questions about why these indictments were issued in the first place.”
McKoon said there is a clear “urgent need for all criminal proceedings in these cases to be halted until a complete and thorough investigation can be conducted regarding the specific allegations of misconduct, and perhaps even criminal conduct, on the part of D.A. Willis and Nathan Wade, along with any others that aided them in this alleged scheme.”
A failure to independently investigate the allegations, according to McKoon, would “create a crisis of confidence in our criminal justice system.”
McKoon’s call for an independent investigation came just before a criminal referral was filed by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-12) with Governor Brian Kemp (R) and Attorney General Chris Carr (R).
In her referral, Greene argued Willis potentially committed more than seven crimes by hiring Wade for the Trump case, including bribery, racketeering, defrauding the government, and receiving gifts in exchange for political favors.
Wade has been compensated more than $650,000 for his work with Willis’ office. Also, he met with Biden administration officials or representatives at least twice. Evidence also suggests Wade may have conferenced with the January 6 Committee in the U.S. House.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Georgia Star News, The Virginia Star, and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Josh McKoon” by Josh McKoon.
